From: hip~quest.com (Hugh Messenger) Subject: Forum for discussing venues At some point I'll be proposing a newsgroup (something like including names, ranks and serial numbers. For now I'm going to go with a mailing list to get the ball rolling before
as well, I suppose. *sigh,* more email ... -- hugh
DATE: Wed, 05 Oct 1994 16:16:03 CDT
> as well, I suppose. *sigh,* more email ... Hugh, Here's a copy of the Blues-L FAQ. The instructions for signing up are in posts. ALERT!!! Blues-L is a busy place, so get ready! -Dan Allen (a happy lurker most of the time) ________________________________________________
Updated by David Silberberg (david~ol.com)
new FAQ maintainer - David Silberberg (david~ol.com) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. What is this FAQ list? 2. What is BLUES-L? 3. Administrative Information 4. Newsgroup Mirror 5. List Etiquette 6. Appropriate BLUES-L TOPICS 7. What is the Blues? 8. Subjective / Impossible Questions Who is the greatest blues artist / what is the greatest recording of all
blues? Do black performers play the blues better than white performers;
Coochie Man, Hoodoo, C C Rider, Black Cat Bone 10. What magazines cover blues music? 11. Where can I get more information about the blues? 12. What are the blues-l tapes? 13. Related Mail Lists 14. On line sources for purchasing CDs. ---------------------------------------------- It is a list of Frequently Asked Questions on and to the BLUES-L mailing the list. Please read this document BEFORE posting any messages to the list. ----------------------------------------------
Charley Patton and Bessie Smith, to Robert Cray and Stevie Ray Vaughan. It is a mailing list created by Jake Haller at Brown University. The current dissatisfaction with the quantity and quality of the blues discussion on the has been joined with BLUES-L. BLUES-L currently has over 725 subscribers (and is growing daily). ----------------------------------------------
subject and the message: SUBSCRIBE BLUES-L your name. To unsubscribe: BLUES-L. Please address these requests to LISTSE~ROWNVM.BROWN.EDU, not to
of receiving each individual message separately; (2) the digest format (mail index format (mail LISTSE~ROWNVM.BROWN.EDU, no subject, message SET subject line of each message, the poster, and the size of the message. You messages. When you set this option, the listserv will send you detailed
described below in this document. For all of these administrative functions, please send your messages to listserver, please contact the list owner, or send e-mail to
"unsubscribing", e-mail to "listse~rownvm.brown.edu", no subject, with the "SET BLUES-L ack / noack / digest / index". E. To receive a listing of all of the listserv command options, send e-mail
4. Newsgroup Mirror Due to the high volume on this list, and the convenience for many of reading initiating a BLUE-L NEWSGROUP. This newsgroup will mirror the activities of
activities of blues-l: A. Subscribe to the mail list, and read from, and post to, the mail list. B. Subscribe to the mail list, set your subscription to "no mail" (see
to be by e-mail to the mail list (blues~rownvm.brown.edu), as posting 1994. At this time, the mail list is "public", meaning that you do not have meaning only subscribers (including "nomail" subscribers) will be able to to the mail list, and set the option to "nomail", even if you wish to read
5. Etiquette for Blues-L: Blues-L has an amazingly high folume of traffic, often over 100 the following guidelines in mind:
PEOPLE are using the internet. And while you don't know the person, assaults who you think they are. B. Avoid posting messages of the form "I agree", or " Great Post", or " Me waste of resources. If you want the person to know how great you think they
little remarks and such. It also includes messages wherein you find yourself content why are you sending it here? D. BLUES-L is not a commercial interprise and commerical messages should not
it is inappropriate means that the topics stays around longer. Ignore the
then do not post to the entire list. The list is now set up to make that to messages messes this feature up, so try and use reply or simple sends. G. If some topic has been discussed in detail recently, hold off on bringing artist or another style get some time on the list as well. H. Make sure that your subject line accurately reflects the contents of you post, please change your subject line. I. When responding to a previous post, it is acceptable - and often necessary to make clear what you are responding to. J. And above all, treat others as you wish to be treated yourself. [I know
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books, cultural aspects, technical music discussions. This is a terrific people, many who have some kind of professional relationship the music -
sometimes some of us will get tired of a topic - on an individual performer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, or BB King, Muddy Waters, or any other artist has just
don't think this topic is appropriate, and the subject of its appropriateness
7. What is the Blues? >From Websters 1973 edition (thanks to Daniel Neil Allen
2: a song often of lamentation characterized by usu. 12 bar phrases, 3 line first, and continual occurance of blue notes in melody and harmony. Beyond Websters, the definition of the blues is subjective: the blues is
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TIME? This is an unsolvable problem. Everyone has different views. No one minds realize, however, that you will never convince everyone that you are right. WHAT IS A GOOD FIRST ALBUM FOR SOMEONE WHO IS JUST STARTING TO GET INTO THE
listener's background and previous listening habits. Perhaps the best way to cut or two from several different artists, and are often priced lower than
one of the recognized "greats" of the genre: Albert King, B. B. King, Robert Johnson, etc. DO BLACK PERFORMERS PLAY THE BLUES BETTER THAN WHITE PERFORMERS;
most important thing is the quality of the sound, not the color of a person's and the music came out of the black experience, the particular cultural informative and well argumented, please feel free to comment. WHAT'S WITH LED ZEPPELIN? This topic touches off small brushfires whenever it comes up. Against: a lot of people on the list have a strong bile taste in their
their music is deeply rooted in the blues tradition, and was a starting point talented and expanded the blues vocabulary into new arenas. 9. Definitions of Blues Terms MOJO - a mojo is a charm for luck in gambling or love. Generally, it is a
heard somebody say, "Got himself a mojo, a gamblin' hand". Muddy had seen and perfumes; some were pierced by a needle or two. You bought them from a Muddy says. "You get you a mojo, and if you're gamblin', it'll take care of you want and win. Black people really believed in this hoodoo (sic), and the peoples in the Delta part, as afar as makin' things that would work." KILLING FLOOR - simply, where they kill animals at a slaughterhouse. The
to mean an illicit lover. HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN - synonym for witch doctor. HOODOO - synonym for voodoo. C C RIDER - most likely, a reference to a person with whom the singer is wrong, thus, "See See, Rider, see what you have done", meaning the rider is a
10. What magazines cover blues music? Exclusively blues oriented: Living Blues Magazine (mostly traditional blues) The University of Mississippi Phone 1-601-232-5742 Canadian subscriptions - add $4.00 per year
Rt. 2, Box 118 Phone 1-304-782-1671
1455 Chestnut Place Phone - Voice: 1-303-443-7245; Fax: 1-303-939-9729 $12 / yrs., 4 issues per year Mississippi Saxophone - the Amplified Harmonica Players Magazine P. O. Box 12185 Phone - 1-503-726-5992 US Price: $12 / yr, 6 issues Blues & Rhythm - blues and R & B Cheadle, Cheshire sk8 2aZ Fax: 0274 835398 att: Byron Foulger
Music - Media Northwest Seattle, WA 98122-0950 $15 / year; Seniors and students $12 / year This is not a complete list. If you know of other magazines which be on the
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music and musicians - biographies, cultural topics, technical manuals, how-to books covering the topic, which is available on-line in the SHED (described
information on a large number of popular music artists, including blues
subset of the blues-jazz area (keyword ROCKLINK). Prodigy and compuserv also
knowledgeable people on this list. Most questions, no matter how obscure, successfully answered may be the highest of any discussion group on internet authors, etc. D. The Blues-L Shed, an internet repository for the FAQ, record label
alman~cenet.auburn.edu, with the message "send blues catalog". You can also get these files by anonymous ftp at:
information. The address is: http://dragon.acadiau.ca:1667/-rob/blues/blues.html ----------------------------------------------
subscribers to the Blues-L mailing list. Michael S. Heidenberg tape contributors only; in the near future, Mike will begin to take orders
Leonard a blank tape, and a return address. ----------------------------------------------
SUBSCRIBER HARP-L (your real name). The posting address is
B. Jazz-L (the jazz list) The subscription address is listse~emplevm.bitnet. C. NW-BLUES, a source for local information about the blues in the Pacific
message "subscribe". D. There are also mailing lists covering certain blues related or
"slowhand-reque~aacdev1.stx.com", with the message "subscribe". The John Hiatt list. Send listserver requests to
"hey-joe-reque~s.uky.edu", with the message "subscribe hey-joe". There are also mail lists for Allman Brothers, Santana, Led Zepellin, etc. or less complete, where you may search to see if any mailing list exists for ---------------------------------------------- 14. On line sources for purchasing CDs A. CDC (Compact Disc Connection): telnet to "zen.holonet.net", or busy connection, and is often very difficult to reach. B. CD Europe: Modem-only access. Phone Number: (408) 730-8138. The modem
"rupord~ounder.com". DATE: Wed, 05 Oct 1994 16:43:51 CDT
to be careful I blew it. I apologize profusely. To avoid further bandwidth waste, please send chastisements only to my
danall~ndiana.edu DATE: Wed, 05 Oct 1994 16:44:15 CDT
>On Wed, 5 Oct 1994, Mike Parr wrote: >> Anyway, when I 'draw', my nose is blocked off - BUT, if I >> flap opens, and the benefit is that the note produced is >> flat. > I think if you use a tuner or osciliscope or whatever you have >just "filtered" differently. I've tried this experiment with a chromatic tuner, and a diatonic will little breath the flattening is not noticeable, but the more breath you use your mileage may vary. -- hugh
DATE: Wed, 05 Oct 1994 20:10:59 CDT Subject: Amps and Mics
is Tom Robbins. This is my 1st posting on the Harp List. I grew up in going thru the archives,and also reading the postings day to day ( really great bought one about comments
DATE: Thu, 06 Oct 1994 00:45:24 CDT Subject: Harmonigopher FAQ
there is a promising beginning, but one thing that seemed missing is a section with answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the
discography are both helpful, there is much more information that question-and-answer format, with questions organized by category. Here are some major categories: HARMONICA TYPES PLAYING TECHNIQUES PLAYING STYLES ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ARTISTS AND RECORDS HARMONICA HISTORY PRODUCT SOURCES in each category, the most basic and frequent newbie questions
these categories? If so, post them. Can list members see ways to consolidate these categories inside another without burying the most important stuff down too
left out? Feel free to post ideas, contributions and responses. This forum than equal to the task.
DATE: Thu, 06 Oct 1994 00:45:41 CDT Subject: HARP-L LOGO
however cool it might be. The whole point of a logo for harp-L is
any medium. We're not talking four-color glossy here, at least
spark running along the top coverplate, or maybe an antenna
background along its length, and be tilted downwards. For background to the upper right, with the left end in the energy bolt surging forward and possibly exceeding its coverplate
energy bolts or waves is also good, but it definitely HAS been Meurkens' Clear of Clouds.
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